Thinking about using this in my build, advice
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From: Chi-Towns burbs
OK I was originally gonna go DP and Trifecta selectable/hide tune (over my GM stage tune), but now I'm thinking of also adding a
KO4+ turbo upgrade
Crazy Steve Intercooler
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Now with the Trifecta tune I'm thinking of getting the rev limiter bumped up to 7k (to take advantage of the turbo they say it will flow to 7400 rpms), getting 1st gear limited to 10 psi (for traction) and the overall tune to 24 psi.
Any thought or ideas other than get a bigger turbo. I want to keep the stock looking turbo in case of warranty work.
Do you guys think with the help of Vince at Trifecta I could get close to 350 whp out of this? (350 whp is my goal). I know some people tried these turbo's back in 08/early 09 (with so so results), but we've had some good tuning advancements since then.
Opinions appreciated
KO4+ turbo upgrade
Crazy Steve Intercooler
and Dejon hot side ICP
Now with the Trifecta tune I'm thinking of getting the rev limiter bumped up to 7k (to take advantage of the turbo they say it will flow to 7400 rpms), getting 1st gear limited to 10 psi (for traction) and the overall tune to 24 psi.
Any thought or ideas other than get a bigger turbo. I want to keep the stock looking turbo in case of warranty work.
Do you guys think with the help of Vince at Trifecta I could get close to 350 whp out of this? (350 whp is my goal). I know some people tried these turbo's back in 08/early 09 (with so so results), but we've had some good tuning advancements since then.
Opinions appreciated
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I have everything youre thinking of except for the K04+ on my car and its all been on for about 10000 miles now with no issues and i have a custom hp tune on top of my stage kit. The only thing im replacing is the clutch as soon as i get my tax money. Honestly i wouldnt go with Trifecta but thats just me. Its better if you find someone with HPTuners around you and have them tune you. You can and will get better results
BTF is running 1 week out currently on the wheel upgrade. So if all goes well, this next week I'm yanking my turbo (about a 4 hr job).
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There you go man. Terminator2 also does some sick ass tunes for the LNF. But since youre on there as i can see you know that lol. Oh and where did you get the fall edition headlights cus i want mine a little darker but dunno about tinting them and do you have any pictures of them?
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There you go man. Terminator2 also does some sick ass tunes for the LNF. But since youre on there as i can see you know that lol. Oh and where did you get the fall edition headlights cus i want mine a little darker but dunno about tinting them and do you have any pictures of them?
As far as the fall edition headlights, they don't look as dark on the black HHR's as they do all the others. There should be pictures in my gallery and I ordered mine through gmpartsdirect as they only took a week to get, most everyone else had them on backorder.
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Hell yeah a street tune is sick much better than a dyno tune. And yeah i saw the pics and they look sick. Im gonna grab those headlights because im not about to paint my stock ones. I wjust want a nice change so the headlights dont stick out as much as they do considering that my car is black on black on black lol
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If your going to do a turbo upgrade I would get the Stage kit and do HPT on top of that. There is more room with those Map sensors for boost. Warranty is a tricky thing. One they can void warranty just because you abused the car and not because you are modding it. If you mod it and drive it hard every now and then, I doubt anything bad will happen or fail. Most of the known failures haven't even been with the drivetrain but interior items.
BTW, whos doing the KO4 mod and how much? Oh and like bart saide, look into getting a spec 3 clutch. Thats my next mod as well.
BTW, whos doing the KO4 mod and how much? Oh and like bart saide, look into getting a spec 3 clutch. Thats my next mod as well.
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If your going to do a turbo upgrade I would get the Stage kit and do HPT on top of that. There is more room with those Map sensors for boost. Warranty is a tricky thing. One they can void warranty just because you abused the car and not because you are modding it. If you mod it and drive it hard every now and then, I doubt anything bad will happen or fail. Most of the known failures haven't even been with the drivetrain but interior items.
BTW, whos doing the KO4 mod and how much? Oh and like bart saide, look into getting a spec 3 clutch. Thats my next mod as well.
BTW, whos doing the KO4 mod and how much? Oh and like bart saide, look into getting a spec 3 clutch. Thats my next mod as well.
It was 24psi in the fall and dropped to 22psi over the winter, but still holds it rock steady. BTF is doing my upgrade, just waiting for a warm day this week to tear it out. Warm being 40-50 out instead of 30 
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If your going to do a turbo upgrade I would get the Stage kit and do HPT on top of that. There is more room with those Map sensors for boost. Warranty is a tricky thing. One they can void warranty just because you abused the car and not because you are modding it. If you mod it and drive it hard every now and then, I doubt anything bad will happen or fail. Most of the known failures haven't even been with the drivetrain but interior items.
BTW, whos doing the KO4 mod and how much? Oh and like bart saide, look into getting a spec 3 clutch. Thats my next mod as well.
BTW, whos doing the KO4 mod and how much? Oh and like bart saide, look into getting a spec 3 clutch. Thats my next mod as well.
